PICTURE: SEACOR AMH
SEACORHoldings Inc (NYSE: CKH) subsidiary SCF Marine reports that its container-on-barge solution, run by SEACOR AMH, is joining a 12-month certified U.S.-based carbon balanced out program beginning June 2020.
“Through this initiative, diesel carbon emissions from AMH’s container service and the St. Louis, Memphis, and Port Allen terminals will be offset to achieve carbon neutrality, a benefit AMH is proud to extend to its direct and indirect customers,” stated Rich Teubner, vice head of state of AMH.
SCF states that because AMH’s creation in 2016, its solution has actually securely lowered highway blockage by displacing around 100,000 vehicle actions. This corresponds to an approximated cost savings of about 4 million gallons of gasoline as well as greater than 40,000 statistics lots of CARBON DIOXIDE.
“Container-on-barge has been a safe and environmentally friendly transportation solution and AMH’s move to carbon neutrality continues to support the value of this service to the region,” stated Jay Hardman, executive supervisor of the Port of Baton Rouge.
“AMH has been a great partner of the Port of New Orleans in providing reliable container on barge service to our mutual customers,” stated Brandy Christian, head of state as well as ceo of the Port ofNew Orleans She proceeded, “Their investments have created a marine highway option for shippers and ocean carriers to reduce the movement of containers on inland routes and we applaud their commitment to greening the supply chain.”
“Our goal to enhance SCF’s environmental performance extends beyond carbon offsets as we continue to evaluate carbon reducing technologies,” stated Tim Power, head of state of SCF. This consists of the possible conversion of the SCF Container Express as well as SCF Marine Highway to dual-fuel LNG as well as diesel. These 2 inland towboats will certainly run in a lining solution sustaining AMH’s container paths with scheduled solution.
